19 IABA members have qualified as international level 1 Star coaches in an online course held during the period July 2nd to 11th.
The 1-Star course covers, in depth, topics including coaching styles, teaching and training methods, basic techniques, evaluation, responsibilities in competition and anti-doping.
Congratulations to each 1 Star coach, and to their club.
IABA is recruiting an Ulster Operations Manager on a maternity cover contract. This is a high responsibility role, working in collaboration with Ulster Boxing Council and the County Antrim Board, with the strategic focus on improving and developing boxing within Ulster.
Job Purpose: The post-holder will oversee all operations of the IABA Ulster Branch, with the strategic focus on improving and developing boxing within Ulster. The role will work closely with the Ulster Boxing Council and the County Antrim Board, whilst reporting to the IABA. The post will be responsible for the implementation of the IABA Strategic Plan and the Ulster Boxing Council’s Strategy, while also continuing to deliver recommendations of the report of the Independent Working Group Examining Boxing in Ulster. The post will be responsible for all financial, staff and governance management within the Branch and provide governance support to the IABA. The post-holder will seek a variety of funding and other sponsorship and revenue sources to support and increase service development within Ulster. The IABA is seeking an experienced manager to lead the IABA Ulster Branch operations. The person will be highly organised with the ability to multi-task and manage their time in a highly efficient manner. You will also have a high level of verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills. You will have experience in managing people, resources, budgets and have experience in organising and administering good governance practices. This post is a maternity cover contract until up to 31st July 2025, with the possibility of extension, subject to continuation of funding.
Applications
To apply please send your CV and a Cover Letter to HR@iaba.ie. Closing date Wednesday 17th July at 8pm. The IABA is an Equal Opportunities employer.
There are 13 days until the first Team Ireland boxer steps in to the ring at Paris 2024, marking the centenary of Irish Olympic boxing.
In celebration, we continue looking back at every Irish Olympic boxing team, this time, at Munich 1972.
On 5 September, eight Palestinian terrorists, representing the militant group “Black September”, broke into the Olympic Village, killing two members of the Israeli team and taking nine hostages—all this only 20km from Dachau. In the ensuing battle, all nine Israeli hostages were killed, as were five of the terrorists and one policeman.
The Olympic Games were suspended for 34 hours, and a mass was held in the main stadium to commemorate the victims. In defiance of the terrorists, the Games continued at the insistence of the IOC President Avery Brundage, who famously said, “The Games must go on!”
All other details of the Munich Games pale in significance, but it did have its highlights. The Munich Games were the largest yet, setting records in all categories, with 195 events and 7,134 athletes from 121 National Olympic Committees.
While all of the squad at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich recorded at least one win, with four of the Ireland panel only losing to eventual medalists, there were yet again no medals for the Irish in the ring
Mick Dowling, appearing in his second successive Games, Charlie Nash and Jim Montague were eliminated by Cuba’s Orlando Martinez, Poland’s Jan Szczepanski and Ray Seals of the USA, who all finished on top of the bantamweight, lightweight and light welterweight podiums respectively
For his second Olympics in a row, Dowling found himself within touching distance of at least a bronze only to be squeaked out, this time on a split decision by Martinez in the last eight.
Neil McLaughlin lost to Uganda’s Leo Rwabwogo, who secured silver in the flyweight class.
Nash, who won a European title in the professional ranks and challenged for World honours, and McLaughlin, both Derrymen, also advanced to within one win of claiming at least bronze at the Boxhalle venue in Munich.
Nash beat Dane Erik Madsen and stopped Antonio Gin of Mexico before losing to Szczepanski in the lightweight class, while McLaughlin saw off the challenge of Sudanese flyweight Mustafa Safid and knocked out Egypt’s Mohamed Selim in the second before losing to Rwabwogo.
Jim Montague knocked out Iranian Nosra Vakil Monfared before being undone by Seales
Lisburn welter John Rodgers defeated Dane Ib Botcher before losing to Russian Anatoliy Khohlov, while Christy Elliot had a win and a loss against Farouk Kesrouan of the Lebanon and Mexican Emeterio Villanueva respectively in the light middle class
The Cuban boxing team finished on top of the medals table in Munich, toppling the USSR into second place.
Legendary Cuban heavyweight Teófilo Stevenson, won Olympic gold in Germany, his first of three.
Flyweight: Neil McLaughlin (St Eugene’s, Derry) Beat Mustafa Safid (Sudan) 5-0 Beat Mohamed Selim (Egypt) KO2 Lost to eventual silver medalist Leo Rwabwogo (Uganda) TKO3
Bantamweight: Mick Dowling (British Rail) Beat Ove Lundby (Sweden) 4-1 Lost to to eventual gold medalist Orlando Martinez (Cuba) 2-3
Lightweight: Charlie Nash (St Mary’s, Derry) Beat Erik Madsen (Denmark) 5-0 Beat Antonio Gin (Mexico) TKO1 Lost to eventual gold medalist Jan Szczepanski (Poland) TKO3
Light Welterweight: Jim Montague (Star) Beat Nosra Vakil Monfared (Iran) TKO3 Lost to eventual gold medalist Ray Seales (USA) 0-5
Welterweight: John Rodgers (Lisburn) Beat Ib Botcher (Denmark) TKO3 Lost to Anatoliy Khohlov (USSR) 0-5
Light-middleweight: Christy Elliott (Port of Dublin) Beat Farouk Kesrouan (Lebanon) 5-0 Lost to Emeterio Villanueva (Mexico) TKO3
Check out the Parade of Nations
Men’s indoor handball, slalom canoeing and kayaking all made their Olympic debuts. West German Liselott Linsenhoff, competing in the dressage event, became the first female equestrian to win a gold medal, and archery returned to the Olympic programme after a 52-year absence.
A draft Rulebook is bring presented for consultation. This is the second round of consultation on the Rulebook. The existing rulebook, adopted in 2019, is available here
The first consultation period through rules@iaba.ie, open to all members of all clubs and units, took place between 21st November and 21st December 2023.
The Rules Committee would like to extend its thanks to Dom Robinson of South East BC & Wexford County Board; Ken Moore of St. Francis BC; James Reynolds of East Down ABC, John King, Ronan Malone of Defence Forces, Gerard Fleming of Neilstown BC, and Andrew Duncan of Rochfortbridge BC for their significant contributions to this process.
The attached draft follows a review conducted by the of the 2019 rulebook, and rulebooks in 2006 and 2017, and a benchmarking of rules against international best practice.
A draft rulebook is now available, and attached. Clubs, Club Members, County Boards, Provincial Units are invited to share their views on this draft to rules@iaba.ie, by 5pm on Friday, July 19th. Once that process is completed, all proposals will be reviewed by the Rules Committee for assessment and inclusion.
Work is continuing on the IABA’s Competition and Technical Rules, which will sit alongside the Rulebook, and communication on this will take place in due course.
23 bouts, quarter- and semi-finals, were decided in the National Stadium, Dublin, during the second day of boxing in the 2024 National U22 Championships.
Results
QUARTER FINALS
67kg James McDonagh (St Pauls W) 1/4 Luke Hall (Olympic L)
67kg Gianni Richmond (Cairn Lodge) RED WIN KO3 David Blaney (Navan)
67kg Malo Davis (Monkstown D) 4/1 Richard Phiri (Celtic Eagles)
Boxers will be required to bring their Irish passport, or confirmation of application for an Irish passport, to their first weigh-in. No data will be retained from their passport.
Boxing continues across Friday, July 19th and Saturday, July 20th.
